06-10-2004, 06:39 PM
When fishing for wipers, or any fish that strips drag, if you are using a spinning reel, you cant eliminate line twist.
The line gets fed onto the spool in loops, just like it comes off, so when you have a fighting fish like wipers that take drag while you are reeling, you get twists in the line as your bail is trying to loop line on, and the drag is trying to feed it off.
Its a problem with spinning equipment.
The best way to combat it is to not reel while the drag functions. wait until the run is over, use the rod to gain the head of the fish back, and then reel between runs.
The swivel will help reduce line twist if you are fishing with spinners, spoons, or any lures that rotate in the water, but crankbaits plastics and other lures that just wobble back and forth, dont create thier own line twist, so the only way you get line twist with these lures is if you use spinng equipment and reel during drag, or if the fish rolls over itself as you are bringing it in. But most fish dont, they fight upright.
Are swivels a valued tool? yes. Are they the be all and end all to line twist problmes? No.
I have found that a lot of line twist can be reduced as well by choosing a monofilament line that has less memory. The lines try to stay in loops as they come off the spool on spinning gear, rather than come off straight. Sometimes you get a couple loops that come off together, and that creates a mess. If reeled back onto the spool like that, you get twist, and double loops that cause balls of line to get caught in guides too.
A good mono line with less memory will help reduce these problems as well.
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The line gets fed onto the spool in loops, just like it comes off, so when you have a fighting fish like wipers that take drag while you are reeling, you get twists in the line as your bail is trying to loop line on, and the drag is trying to feed it off.
Its a problem with spinning equipment.
The best way to combat it is to not reel while the drag functions. wait until the run is over, use the rod to gain the head of the fish back, and then reel between runs.
The swivel will help reduce line twist if you are fishing with spinners, spoons, or any lures that rotate in the water, but crankbaits plastics and other lures that just wobble back and forth, dont create thier own line twist, so the only way you get line twist with these lures is if you use spinng equipment and reel during drag, or if the fish rolls over itself as you are bringing it in. But most fish dont, they fight upright.
Are swivels a valued tool? yes. Are they the be all and end all to line twist problmes? No.
I have found that a lot of line twist can be reduced as well by choosing a monofilament line that has less memory. The lines try to stay in loops as they come off the spool on spinning gear, rather than come off straight. Sometimes you get a couple loops that come off together, and that creates a mess. If reeled back onto the spool like that, you get twist, and double loops that cause balls of line to get caught in guides too.
A good mono line with less memory will help reduce these problems as well.
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